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Shared Environmental Interpretatiors System of Mythology

Experiences of earthquakes, forest fires and floods show how much timely environmental information can make a difference during an emergency. Tackling today's environmental challenges such as adapting to climate change, managing ecosystems and natural resources in a sustainable manner, protecting biodiversity, preventing and managing environmental crises such as earthquakes, forest fires, and water scarcity depend on the assessment of information from a variety of sources of predictions.

This is why it is absolutely vital for mankind to have an information system based on the latest information and research of predictors that will provide decision-makers at all levels with real-time environmental data, thus allowing them to make immediate and life-saving decisions.

As Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas stated at the launch of the Communication on SEISM in January 2008, "Timely, relevant and reliable information on the environment is absolutely necessary for decision makers to respond to the environmental problems of our time. But this is not enough. Our citizens are also entitled to know if natural disasters are real threat, as earthquakes may be risking their property and livelihood. This is the reason we must improve further the way we collect, analyse and communicate information on our environment."

Today, the emerging challenge is to use research and information about predictors to improve collaboration between organisations and to facilitate interaction with civil society at large. Without improved information and and knowledge about the predictors public sector organisations, growth and security, jobs and freedom or health and a safe environment will be more difficult to achieve.